1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON COUNTY, COLORADO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 792 784 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 394 238 1 333 577 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 760 1 701 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 683 617 458 025 Average per acre .........dollars.. 399 285 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 638 71 431 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 93 78 180 to 499 acres .................... 146 123 500 to 999 acres .................... 124 113 1,000 acres or more ................. 368 402 Total cropland .................farms.. 659 676 acres.. 852 506 826 205 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 551 597 acres.. 438 730 339 189 Irrigated land .................farms.. 136 137 acres.. 55 568 44 242 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 97 898 90 862 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 608 115 895 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 51 117 37 684 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 46 780 53 178 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 128 84 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 137 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 118 141 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 128 137 $100,000 or more .................... 197 170 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 80 890 76 022 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 134 96 967 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 515 553 Other ............................... 277 231 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 373 368 200 days or more ................... 205 186 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 395 405 number.. 68 780 71 339 Beef cows ..................farms.. 326 313 number.. 23 537 23 185 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 11 number.. 699 362 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 411 408 number.. 66 761 72 981 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 69 number.. 20 585 23 355 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 69 number.. 46 556 54 029 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 27 number.. 934 1 535 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 39 number.. 519 1 050 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 149 120 acres.. 47 213 32 906 bushels.. 5 171 755 3 882 917 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 17 acres.. 2 605 1 178 tons, green.. 28 910 19 434 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 8 acres.. 2 455 784 bushels.. 100 611 31 084 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 475 490 acres.. 303 132 247 819 bushels.. 9 264 556 7 380 704 Barley for grain..............farms.. 4 11 acres.. (D) 413 bushels.. 3 950 6 820 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 25 38 acres.. 3 492 4 383 cwt.. 55 554 70 760 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 226 266 acres.. 32 669 26 380 tons, dry.. 72 190 55 036 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.